caroline reverman design portfolio
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CONTENTS
3 INTERACTION & CULTURE
7 KISS KISS CAFÉ & BAR
9 STICKSTACK FURNITURE SYSTEM
12 CPH START-UP CENTER
14 FILTER LUMINAIRE
16 FARM TO TABLE
18 THE METHOD FOR CREATIVITY
19 COPENHAGEN CHAIR
20 ARTIST S SPACE
22 CHAIR PRECEDENT MODEL STUDY
23 PATTERN STUDY & TEXTILE DESIGN
INTERACTION & CULTURE
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREATourism Center for South Korea
A culture is defined by a particular rationality (information) and a particular sensibility (celebration of culture). The confrontation and interaction of these two parts is the goal and concept of the space. The tourist information center provides users with relevant information and cultural celebration. It’s a space where people can learn, experience, gather, rest, eat, and shop. Flexible exhibition spaces, a Korean wave hall, and an information area support these activities. The process of taking in Korean culture and information dictates the spatial layout. Inspired by traditional Korean form and materiality, the space pulls from natural materials and grounded, massive, built-in furniture. This is balanced with pops of bright color in the smaller details, which pull from a traditional Korean temple color scheme. A unifying geometric ceiling element combined with dark wood materials creates a modernized version of Korean cultural aesthetic and history.
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INTERACTION & CULTURE
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREAInformation Toursim Center for South Korea
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INTERACTION & CULTURE
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREAInformation Toursim Center for South Korea
INTERACTION & CULTURE
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREAInformation Toursim Center for South Korea
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KISS KISS CAFÉ AND BAR
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
Design Consulting & DIY Project
This small and intimate space was trans-formed into a cafe by day and bar by night. The aesthetic and spatial concepts were aimed at utilizing the existing qualities of the space, incorporating built-in seating nooks, exposing old brick walls, and staying true to the quirky layout. A warm color scheme and low lighting reinforced the intimate feel, letting the seating nooks provide hubs for conversation. The bar area incorporates more vibrant lighting to suggest a more social and energetic space.
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KISS KISS CAFÉ AND BAR
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
Design Consulting & DIY Project
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STICKSTACK SYSTEM
EUGENE, ORModular Plywood and Steel
Stacking Storage
The concept and inspiration for the StickStack System came from...Legos. The modularity, simplicity, and endlessness of Legos was reinterpreted and refined with this furniture system. Plywood and steel complete the individual forms, coming in four different sizes and three colors. Allowing the user to manipulate and control the system was essential. They can take shape as a nightstand, a bookshelf, a space divider, or a coffee table. The system can be played with like a group of Legos, or expertly placed as if it were a facade study.
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STICKSTACK SYSTEM
EUGENE, ORModular Plywood and Steel
STICKSTACK SYSTEM
EUGENE, ORModular Plywood and Steel
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CPH START-UP CENTER
COPENHAGEN, DENMARKA small business start-up center
The CPH Start-Up Center is a business in-cubator for start-up companies focusing on welfare and healthcare. Daylighting, acoustics, and organic forms are im-plemented to provide a healthy, happy work atmosphere. An open floor plan allows for change and growth within a business. Natural elements create a therapeutic experience to stimulate the senses. Each sub-division is connected to the spine of the building, a space filled with light, creating clear way finding and encouraging interaction.
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CPH START-UP CENTER
COPENHAGEN, DENMARKA small business start-up center
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FILTER LUMINAIREEUGENE, OR
Lighting redesign & pendant light
Cafe Roma is a space for studying, gath-ering, and relaxing. The cafe’s mission aims to take a sustainable approach, providing customers with fair trade cof-fee and locally sourced products. The ex-isting lighting conditions are harsh and do not relate to the cafe’s core values or character. The lighting redesign creates a more cohesive aesthetic that warms the space. The Filter Luminaire pendant was inspired by the heart of the cafe: good coffee. 1” strips of rice paper were dyed in various coffee mixtures, creating a marbled effect. The strips are woven within a circular metal framework, using reclaimed chicken wire that was welded together at the edges. A large sphere of rice paper sheets at the bottom are used to diffuse the light and allow an even spread. The pendant light is currently being used over the front desk of the Baker Lighting Lab in Eugene, OR.
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FILTER LUMINAIREEUGENE, OR
Lighting redesign & pendant light
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FARM TO TABLEEUGENE, OREGON
A kitchen and food business incubator The Farm to Table building is a food business start-up center, with leased office and kitchen space. The transparent process of Farm to Table within the local food movement dictates the design of the space. Visual access to the kitchen reinforces the concept of this transparent process. Rustic and neutral materials allow for the businesses and their food to stand out. Bright pops of color incor-porated into the furniture and lighting create a fresh and energetic atmosphere, without being overbearing. The concept of this incubator kitchen supports local food within Eugene, providing bright, bold, and flexible spaces.
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FARM TO TABLEEUGENE, OREGON
A kitchen and food business incubator
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THE METHOD FOR CREATIVITY
EUGENE, OREGONA COMPETITION: to reimagine the
creative learning process A creative, diagramatic, and narrative response to the question: How would you describe a transformative learning experience?
COPENHAGEN CHAIR
COPENHAGEN, DENMARKMolded plywood desk chair
Traditional and modern Scandinavian product design inspired this molded plywood chair. An ergonomic curve pro-vides a comfortable and upright seated position appropriate for a conference ta-ble or desk. The smaller scale of the back in relation to the seat allows for some flexibility to lean back. The chosen leg of the chair grounds the form and provides a mid-century feel. Through iterations of different curves, the chair was reduced to its most simple and graceful form and profile, while still having a certain playfulness with the obtuse curves.
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AN ARTIST’S SPACEBROOKLYN, NEW YORK
An apartment & gallery for Ghada Amer This design charrette involves the adaptive reuse of a studio apartment into a mixed-use living space and small gallery for the artist Ghada Amer. The artist’s aesthetic and work was taken into consideration for the layout, materials, and furniture selection. A color palette of earthy pastels and understated femininity were chosen to reflect her taste and background. Specific signage details and a flexible track system for hanging elements were designed for the gallery space in the entry. ADA require-ments for public bathrooms were taken into account, providing a public and user-friendly space.
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AN ARTIST’S SPACEBROOKLYN, NEW YORK
An apartment & gallery for artist Ghada
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TRIPÉ PRECEDENT EUGENE, OREGON
A PRECEDENT STUDY ON LINA BO BARDI’S
TRIPÉ CHAIR
The Tripod chair, or Tripé chair, was designed by Lina Bo Bardi in 1948. She was an Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect, also well know for her jewelry and furniture design. The chair portrays an honesty of materiality, seen in almost all of her design. I chose to remake the chair at 1/4” scale, attempting to un-derstand how the form and materiality work together to create a cohesive piece. Working with leather was challenging and required a good amount of experi-mentation . Thin steel tubing and brown leather rely on one another to create the shape of the seat. It is intended as a lounge chair. Its low hanging seat and reclined back are enhanced by the malleable quality of the leather. The leather seat and back is made up of four pieces sewn together, hung only on the arms and along the top of the back. This creates an organic shape that is worn over time to show its use and wear.
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FACES TEXTILE COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
A pattern study & textile design
This pattern study focused on a digital printed watercolor textile. Inspiration came from face silhouettes and ink blot tests, aiming to create a similar sense of ambiguity in the pattern’s form. The pro-cess involved many iterations of pattern repeats and watercolors of kissy faces, and a lot of Photoshop color inversions and layering. The exaggeration of the lips and transformation of one silhouette to another gives a playfulness, reinforced by a vibrant color palette.
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